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Longboat Key

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  • Eric Garwood
  • June 22, 2022
Longboat Key eyes lower millage, tax reduction

Property sales and new construction could help pave the way for lower property levies for homesteaded residents.

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In November, Town Manager Tom Harmer announced the Karons would donate up to $500,000 to fund and design the construction of the Town Center stage in exchange for its naming rights. (Courtesy rendering)
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 21, 2022
Town Center Green's over-budget bids prompt rethink

Longboat Key hopes that additional private money can be attracted to keep the stage project on track.

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    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • June 21, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Doggy Paddle

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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(Courtesy of the town of Longboat Key)
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • June 21, 2022
Large boat moored in Longboat canal prompts examination of town rules

Residents of a Longboat community are frustrated by the presence of a large boat impeding access and egress from the canal.

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The beach on Greer Island is a popular boating destination.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 20, 2022
Longboat leaders finalize pair of no-boating zones on Greer Island

Two areas nearest private land are now designated as bathing zones.

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John Harkness takes the majority of his pictures from this dock behind his Longboat Harbour condominium. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 20, 2022
Longboat Harbour resident, retired firefighter shifts to up-and-coming photographer

John Harkness retired on Longboat Key in 2018 from a firefighter career and began photography with his iPhone two-and-a-half years ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Marion Levine and David Gorin are the new co-presidents of Temple Beth Israel.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 18, 2022
Temple Beth Israel has announced first co-presidents in its 43 years

Marion Levine and David Gorin, who took the helm in early June, agree that the job is simply too much work for one person.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Maika Arnold won the Town Manager Award.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 17, 2022
Hard work recognized at town hall

Maika Arnold won the Town Manager Award and, unofficially, the quickest commuter award.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 16, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: June 16

Gary Wise captured this photo of a black skimmer bird nesting on Longboat Key.

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  • Neighbors
    A time to celebrate |
  • June 16, 2022
Dr. Doug Lyssy & Brittany Lakhani

Dr. Doug Lyssy, a full time resident of Longboat Key, and Brittany Lakhani tied the knot on May 14, 2022.

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David and Brianna Sobotka are thrilled to be raising their little girl on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 16, 2022
The Beach Harbor Club welcomes its first baby

Blair Marie Sobotka is the first newborn to live at the Beach Harbor Club since it opened in 1970.

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  • Neighbors
Patrick Engle removed the chair this sea turtle was stuck under. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 16, 2022
Turtle gets trapped under a beach chair

Patrick Engle was vacationing from Pennsylvania when he found a turtle trapped under a beach chair.

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Susanne Arbhey and Ashley Watts
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 15, 2022
Local businesses network and lunch at Cafe L'Europe

The Players Centre for Performing Arts is asking for help writing letters to the City Commission.

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The Longboat Key Club is requesting to build four pickleball courts adjacent to its Harbourside Tennis Gardens. (File photo)
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • June 15, 2022
Longboat revisits hearing for pickleball project

The town will hold a hearing on June 21 to weigh concerns of local residents against the Longboat Key Club's plan to develop pickleball courts.

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The home at 3303 Gulf of Mexico Drive is the highest sale of the year at $13.75 million.
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • June 15, 2022
Longboat Key home sells for $13.75 million landmark price

An extensively remodeled home on Longboat Key helped continue the trend of escalating prices for local real estate.

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The home at 6161 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $8 million. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,224 square feet of living area.
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Longboat Key Tennis Center members and friends of Dolores Levy honored her memory with the unveiling of a new plaque at the center last weekend.
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